Pens beat Rangers 2-0, lead series 2-0 (AP)

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 Pens beat Rangers 2-0, lead series 2-0 (AP)
Jordan Staal scored a power-play goal in the second period and Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury made the lead stand up, giving the Penguins a 2-0 victory Sunday over New York Rangers and a home-ice sweep of the first two games of their second-round series. Staal's goal came with older brother Marc, a Rangers defenseman on the ice, and was all the offensive support Fleury needed while making 26... [link]

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Pregame: Rangers vs. Penguins (Game 3) — Meh
Published 4/29/2008 by Jen C. at RANGERLAND.NET
... The Rangers lost Game 2 2-0. The Rangers held the Penguins to one goal until the empty netter late in the game. The Rangers had six power plays — more than the Penguins — yet could not convert on any of them. Jordan Staal, Marc’s brother, scored for the Penguins on the power play. ...

Pregame: Rangers vs. Penguins (Game 4) — The captain’s last stand?
Published 5/1/2008 by Jen C. at RANGERLAND.NET
... The Rangers lost Game 2 2-0. The Rangers held the Penguins to one goal until the empty netter late in the game. The Rangers had six power plays — more than the Penguins — yet could not convert on any of them. Jordan Staal, Marc’s brother, scored for the Penguins on the power play. ...

Pregame: Rangers at Penguins (Game 5) — Not our time
Published 5/4/2008 by Jen C. at RANGERLAND.NET
... The Rangers lost Game 2 2-0. The Rangers held the Penguins to one goal until the empty netter late in the game. The Rangers had six power plays — more than the Penguins — yet could not convert on any of them. Jordan Staal, Marc’s brother, scored for the Penguins on the power play. ...

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